“You ask fi the BADNESS.” That’s how Dexta Daps framed his latest announcement on Instagram. He presents the new single as a direct answer to fans who have been asking for his harder side.
The track is called “Cross Pon Nozzle,” and according to the post, it’s out tomorrow. Daps kept the caption short, stacking fire emojis under the title and telling followers to “make sure you stream it tomorrow.
The last line carries the most intrigue: “Me n some a unu wid unu Dol N Pin.” It’s paired with a cross emoji.
One reading is a jab at people he believes are wishing bad on him, the image of somebody sticking pins in a doll, with the cross set against it.
Daps doesn’t spell out who “some a unu” refers to, so for now that’s left to the comment section to decode.
The phrase “you ask fi the badness” matters because of how his career has been built. The Seaview Gardens artist has long worked two lanes.
He has the lover-man records that made his name with a big female fanbase, and he has the grittier, street-facing material his core dancehall following tends to rally behind.
That split has always shaped how his releases land. Fans who connected through cuts like “Shabba Madda Pot” and his slow-burning romantic tunes often want more of that side.
Others have been vocal about wanting him to lean back into rawer territory. Framing “Cross Pon Nozzle” as “the badness” signals clearly which crowd he’s speaking to this time.
There’s also a reading where the post is less about fan requests and more about settling something. Pairing a release announcement with what sounds like a pointed message at detractors is a familiar move in dancehall.
In that culture, a single can double as a statement, and the caption around it can be as closely read as the lyrics.
What the post doesn’t offer is much detail. There’s no producer credit, no riddim name, no cover art description and no word on whether a video is attached.
The title is the only piece of the song itself that’s been made public, and Daps hasn’t explained what it means.
That leaves listeners working from a handful of emojis, a song name and a cryptic line about dolls and pins. The real test arrives when the track goes live.
Then fans will hear whether “the badness” matches what they asked for, and whether the line about “some a unu” turns out to be aimed at anyone in particular.
